This crossword No. 22685 clues and answers were published on Sat 23 Nov 2002 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 22685 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – After a little time, Lincoln backed one of very little order : AMOEBA
4-across – See 18 : SPEARS
9-across – Englishman abroad afforded quiet ceremony : POMP
10-across – Worm turned by serial criminal’s crimes : BURGLARIES
11-across – Establishment raking it in, so accountant’s in love : CASINO
12-across – Strings of beads embellishing the scalp : CHAPLETS
13-across – See 15 : TOMAKEYOU
15-across – A prophet, my boy, on a UK tour by 18 4 : BORN
16-across – Tilt jauntily at mate : COCK
17-across – Working out ably, I suit fitness : USABILITY
21-across – See 3 : MORETIME
22-across – Where Odysseus lived with a cat without wings : ITHACA
24-across – See 2 : DIDITAGAIN
25-across – Plant tissue in marrow : PITH
26-across – Fast car when stolen drove endlessly : HOTROD
27-across – Origins of Selene, Zeus and Gaia all take years to achieve celestial alignment : SYZYGY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Topless mayhem at a party : AVOCADO
2-down – Vicious dictator with gun raised in agony after two rounds by 18 4 : OOPSI
3-down – Jew’s heading off to Rome, returning after ancient kingdom has licentious leader ousted by 18 4 : BABYONE
5-down – Don’t allow for insect being upright : PILLAR
6-down – A danger to ignore English pudding, one taken in seasonally : APRILFOOL
7-down – Provide honey, perhaps, with kiss ultimately : SWEETEN
8-down – Compiles a true cryptic that in prospect is sought … : PRECIOUSMETAL
14-down – … by St Michael, possibly? : ALCHEMIST
16-down – Bill’s affectionate partner left before his cavorting, which is quite refreshing : COOLISH
18-down – Phenomenal moralist Presbyterians proved to be false : BRITNEY
19-down – Part-timers to invest pound in financial centre, as it’s understood : TACITLY
20-down – 18 4’s much vaunted sign conceals a vixen! : VIRAGO
23-down – See 15 : HAPPY
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.